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free AHD[frē] D.J.[friː]K.K.[fri]adj.（形容词）fre.er, fre.est - Not imprisoned or enslaved; being at liberty.自由的：不受监禁或奴役的；自由的
- Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:不受约束的：不受义务或他人意愿控制的：felt free to go.随便去不去
- Having political independence:独立自主的：有政治上的独立权的："America . . . is the freest and wealthiest nation in the world"(Rudolph W. Giuliani)“美国是世界上最独立，最富足的国家”(鲁道夫W.朱利亚尼)
- Governed by consent and possessing or granting civil liberties:享有公民权的：经同意被统治并享有或准予公民自由权的：a free citizenry.享有公民权的公民
- Not subject to arbitrary interference by a government:有个人自由的：不受政府的任意干预的：a free press.自由的出版机构
- Not affected or restricted by a given condition or circumstance:免除的：不受既定条件或环境影响或制约：a healthy animal, free of disease; free from need.没有疾病的健康动物；自给自足
- Not subject to a given condition; exempt:被豁免的：不受既定条件支配的；被免除的：income that is free of all taxes.免税的收入
- Not subject to external restraint:不受外部阻力支配的："Comment is free but facts are sacred"(Charles Prestwich Scott)“评论是不受限制的，但事实却是神圣的”(查尔斯·普雷斯特维奇·斯科特)
- Not literal or exact:不拘泥的：不按字面的或不准确的：a free translation.意译
- Costing nothing; gratuitous:不花钱的；无偿的：a free meal.免费的一餐
- Publicly supported:公费的：公众支持的：free education.公费教育
- Not occupied or used:空的：未被占用或使用的：a free locker.一个空柜子
- Not taken up by scheduled activities:空闲的：未被安排的活动占用的：free time between classes.课间的空余时间
- Unobstructed; clear:不受阻碍的；畅通的：a free lane.畅通的小路
- Unguarded in expression or manner; open; frank.无保留的：在言谈或举止上无防备的；坦率的；真诚的
- Taking undue liberties; forward or overfamiliar.放肆的，任性的：行为不适当的；鲁莽的或过于亲热的
- Liberal or lavish:慷慨的或大手大脚的：tourists who are free with their money.滥花钱的旅行者
- Given, made, or done of one's own accord; voluntary or spontaneous:不受羁束的：主动地给予、制作或做的；自愿或自发的：a free act of the will; free choices.自愿的行动；自由的选择
- Chemistry Physics 【化学】 【物理学】
- Unconstrained; unconfined:自由的：不受约束的；不受限制的：free expansion.自由的扩展
- Not fixed in position; capable of relatively unrestricted motion:没固定的：位置不固定的；能相对地无约束地运动的：a free electron.自由电子
- Not chemically bound in a molecule:游离的：未化合成分子的：free oxygen.游离氧
- Involving no collisions or interactions:没有碰撞的或不互相作用的：a free path.自由路径
- Empty:空的：a free space.空间
- Unoccupied:未被占据的：a free energy level.未被占据的能量极
- Nautical Favorable:【航海】 有利的：a free wind.顺风
- Not bound, fastened, or attached:单体的：不被束缚的、不附着的或不相连的：the free end of a chain.链条的分开的下端
- Linguistics Being a vowel in an open syllable unchecked by a consonant, as theo in go. 【语言学】 自由元音的：开音节中不被辅音阻碍的元音的,如o 在 go 中
adv.（副词）- In a free manner; without restraint.自由地：以自由的方式；不受限制地
- Without charge.免费地
v.tr.（及物动词）freed, free.ing, frees - To set at liberty; make free:释放；使自由：freed the slaves; free the imagination.释放奴隶；自由想象
- To relieve of a burden, an obligation, or a restraint:解除：解除负担、义务或限制：a people who were at last freed from fear.终于解除了恐惧的人
- To remove obstructions or entanglements from; clean:清除：从…除去阻碍或缠绊物；清除：free a path through the jungle.在丛林中清出一条小路
for free【非正式用语】 - Without charge.免费的
- Middle English fre 中古英语 fre
- from Old English frēo 源自 古英语 frēo
- V., from Middle English freen 动词，源自 中古英语 freen
- from Old English frēon [to love, set free] * see prī- 源自 古英语 frēon [爱，使自由] * 参见 prī-
freeʹly adv.（副词）freeʹness n.（名词） |